O.P. Jindal Global University

O.P. Jindal Global University is a private deemed university in Sonipat, Haryana, India, and it occupies the 751-760 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.OP 金达尔全球大学是一所位于印度哈里亚纳邦索尼帕特的私立自治大学，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 751-760 区间。

It was established in 2009 under the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act and was founded by Naveen Jindal, who named it after his father, the industrialist Om Prakash Jindal.该校依 2009 年《哈里亚纳私立大学（修正）法》设立，由纳文·金达尔创办，并以他的父亲、实业家奥姆·普拉卡什·金达尔命名。

Its OpenAlex record lists 7,568 research works and 64,393 citations, and in 2020 the Government of India designated it an Institute of Eminence.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 7,568 项、被引 64,393 次；2020 年，印度政府将其认定为「卓越学府」。

History

• O.P. Jindal Global University was established in 2009 under the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2009, as a private university in Sonipat.OP 金达尔全球大学依 2009 年《哈里亚纳私立大学（修正）法》于同年设立，是一所位于索尼帕特的私立大学。

• It is named after the industrialist Om Prakash Jindal and was founded by his son, Naveen Jindal, an industrialist and member of parliament.该校以实业家奥姆·普拉卡什·金达尔命名，由其子、实业家兼国会议员纳文·金达尔创办。

• Its founding school was the Jindal Global Law School, which opened with the university and quickly became its most prominent academic unit.其创校学院为金达尔全球法学院，与大学同时开办，并很快成为该校最负盛名的学术单位。

• The university was designed from the outset as a multidisciplinary institution combining law with management, international affairs, public policy and the liberal arts.该校自创办之初即定位为多学科大学，把法学与管理、国际事务、公共政策与人文学科结合起来。

• JGU first entered the QS World University Rankings in the 751-800 band in 2020, when it was also included in the QS Top 150 Under 50 list.JGU 于 2020 年首次进入 QS 世界大学排名 751-800 区间，同年也被列入 QS「建校五十年以下」前 150 名名单。

• It was placed in the 651-700 band in the 2021 QS table and appeared again in the Top 150 Under 50 list that year.在 2021 年 QS 榜单中，其处于 651-700 区间，并于同年再次进入「建校五十年以下」前 150 名名单。

• In the 2024 QS table the university was placed in the 951-1000 band, reflecting the volatility of private Indian institutions in international rankings.在 2024 年 QS 榜单中，该校处于 951-1000 区间，反映出印度私立院校在国际排名中的波动。

• The Jindal Global Law School was ranked as India's top law school in the QS World University Rankings by Subject from 2020 to 2024.自 2020 至 2024 年，金达尔全球法学院在 QS 世界大学学科排名中位列印度法学院第一。

• In 2021 the same subject ranking placed the law school 76th in the world, its highest position in that table.2021 年，同一学科排名将该法学院列为世界第 76 位，是其在该榜中的最高名次。

• In 2020 the Government of India designated JGU an Institute of Eminence, a status granted to a small number of private universities.2020 年，印度政府将 JGU 认定为「卓越学府」，该地位只授予少数私立大学。

• The university's legal aid clinic, run by students, offers legal counselling, awareness programmes and support for public interest litigation. and its casework has covered admissions irregularities and police conduct during protests其由学生运营的法律援助诊所提供法律咨询、普法活动以及公益诉讼支持。 其办案范围涵盖招生违规与抗议期间的警方行为

• In 2017 the clinic received the Herbert Smith Freehills Community Engagement Award for uncovering an admissions scam at the National School of Drama in Delhi.2017 年，该诊所因揭露德里国家戏剧学院的招生舞弊案，获得史密夫斐尔社区参与奖。

• The clinic contributed to a 2017 writ petition before the Allahabad High Court that produced the Sudheer Kumar v. State of U.P. decision, holding that unaided private schools fall under the Right to Education Act.该诊所协助了 2017 年向阿拉哈巴德高等法院提起的令状申请，形成「苏迪尔·库马尔诉北方邦案」判决，认定不受资助的私立学校亦受《受教育权法》约束。

• The clinic also made representations to the National Human Rights Commission about police conduct during the protests against the citizenship law in 2019 and 2020.该诊所还就 2019 至 2020 年反公民法抗议中的警方行为，向国家人权委员会提交了陈述。

• JGU was criticised before 2022 for opting out of India's National Institutional Ranking Framework, its vice-chancellor arguing that the framework undervalued the humanities and social sciences.2022 年之前，JGU 因未参加印度「国家院校排名框架」而受到批评，其校长认为该框架低估了人文学科与社会科学。

• In 2024 the university took part in the national framework, and its law school was ranked as India's top private law university in that exercise. a reversal that followed criticism of its earlier abstention2024 年，该校参加了国家排名框架的评估，其法学院被评为印度最佳私立法学院。 这一转变是在其此前缺席受到批评之后作出的

• In July 2025 JGU established the Motwani Jadeja Institute for American Studies with a five million dollar endowment from the philanthropist Asha Jadeja Motwani.2025 年 7 月，JGU 以慈善家阿莎·贾德贾·莫特瓦尼提供的 500 万美元捐赠，设立了莫特瓦尼·贾德贾美国研究所。

• The institute is named in honour of the computer scientist Rajeev Motwani and promotes research, academic exchange and policy collaboration between India and the United States.该研究所以计算机科学家拉吉夫·莫特瓦尼命名，致力于推动印度与美国之间的研究、学术交流与政策合作。

• The university has expanded from a single law school into a group of schools covering law, business, banking and finance, international affairs, public policy, liberal arts, journalism, architecture and psychology.该校已由单一法学院扩展为多个学院，涵盖法学、商科、银行与金融、国际事务、公共政策、人文学科、新闻、建筑与心理学。

• Its growth has been sustained by tuition income and philanthropy, and it recruits faculty with doctorates from Indian and foreign universities.其发展由学费收入与公益捐赠支撑，并聘请拥有印度与海外大学博士学位的教师。

• By the 2020s JGU had become one of the best-known private universities in the National Capital Region of India, with a campus at Sonipat in Haryana.到 2020 年代，JGU 已成为印度国家首都辖区最知名的私立大学之一，校区设于哈里亚纳邦索尼帕特。

Academics

• The Jindal Global Law School is the university's founding and most prominent school, offering integrated and postgraduate law degrees and a doctoral programme.金达尔全球法学院是该校的创校与旗舰学院，开设本硕连读与研究生法学学位以及博士项目。

• It has been ranked India's leading law school in the QS World University Rankings by Subject in every year from 2020 to 2024.自 2020 至 2024 年，该院在 QS 世界大学学科排名中连年位列印度法学院首位。

• The Jindal Global Business School offers undergraduate and postgraduate management degrees, including an MBA delivered in a blended format.金达尔全球商学院开设本科与研究生管理学位，其中包括以混合形式授课的工商管理硕士项目。

• With the Jindal School of Banking and Finance it offers an MBA in digital finance and banking in partnership with the education technology platform upGrad.该院与金达尔银行与金融学院合作，与教育科技平台 upGrad 联合开设数字金融与银行方向的工商管理硕士。

• Further schools cover international affairs, government and public policy, liberal arts and humanities, journalism and communication, art and architecture and psychology.其余学院涵盖国际事务、政府与公共政策、人文与文学、新闻与传播、艺术与建筑以及心理学。

• Teaching combines classroom work with internships, moot courts, clinics and field projects, and the university emphasises writing and argumentation.其教学把课堂学习与实习、模拟法庭、法律诊所与实地项目结合起来，并重视写作与论证能力。

• The law school's LL.M. programme is offered in residential and non-residential modes, the latter described by the university as blended learning.该法学院的法学硕士项目分住宿与非住宿两种模式，后者被学校称为混合式学习。

• The Bar Council of India and the University Grants Commission do not recognise non-residential or fully online law degrees for professional practice in India.印度律师协会与大学拨款委员会不承认以非住宿或完全在线方式取得的法学学位用于执业。

• Research output is recorded by OpenAlex at 7,568 works and 64,393 citations, concentrated in law, economics, international relations and public policy.OpenAlex 记录其研究成果 7,568 项、被引 64,393 次，集中于法学、经济学、国际关系与公共政策。

• The university's faculty includes practising lawyers, former civil servants and academics, many with doctorates from Indian and foreign universities.其教师队伍包括执业律师、前政府官员与学者，其中许多人拥有印度与海外大学的博士学位。

• Courses are taught in English, and the university recruits students from across India as well as from South Asia, Africa and the Middle East.课程以英语授课，学生来自印度各地以及南亚、非洲与中东。

• The legal aid clinic and the moot court society are integrated into the law curriculum, giving students casework and advocacy experience.法律援助诊所与模拟法庭社团被纳入法学课程，为学生提供办案与庭辩经验。

• Interdisciplinary programmes allow law students to take courses in business, international affairs and public policy, and vice versa.跨学科项目允许法学生选修商科、国际事务与公共政策课程，反之亦然。

• The university awards degrees at bachelor's, master's and doctoral level, with doctoral work concentrated in law and the social sciences.该校授予学士、硕士与博士学位，博士研究集中于法学与社会科学。

• Faculty and students publish in Indian and international journals, and the university hosts conferences on law, policy and international affairs.其师生在印度及国际期刊发表成果，学校并举办法学、政策与国际事务方面的会议。

• Its career services connect graduates with law firms, consultancies, government bodies and international organisations in India and abroad.其职业服务把毕业生与印度及海外的律所、咨询机构、政府部门与国际组织对接。

Campus

• The campus lies at Sonipat in Haryana, at approximately 28.99 degrees north and 77.02 degrees east, about an hour north of Delhi.校区位于哈里亚纳邦索尼帕特，坐标约为北纬 28.99 度、东经 77.02 度，距德里以北约一小时车程。

• It occupies a purpose-built site with academic blocks, a library, moot court rooms, auditoria, sports facilities and student residences.校区为专门建造，设有教学大楼、图书馆、模拟法庭、礼堂、体育设施与学生宿舍。

• The location in the National Capital Region gives students access to courts, law firms, government offices and international organisations in Delhi.位于国家首都辖区的区位，使学生得以接触德里的法院、律所、政府机构与国际组织。

• Residential accommodation is provided on campus, and the university operates buses between the campus and Delhi and the surrounding region.校园内提供住宿，学校并在校区与德里及周边地区之间开行班车。

• The library holds legal, business and social-science collections in print and electronic form, supported by online legal databases.图书馆收藏法学、商科与社会科学方面的纸本与电子资料，并配有在线法律数据库。

• Facilities also include a clinic space for the legal aid programme, where students receive clients under supervision.其设施还包括法律援助项目的诊所空间，学生在督导下在此接待当事人。

• The campus hosts two annual festivals: the cultural festival Biswamil in the autumn semester and the sports festival Magnus in the spring semester. and both are organised by students with the support of the university administration校区每年举办两个节庆：秋季学期的文化节 Biswamil 与春季学期的体育节 Magnus。 两者均由学生在校方支持下组织

• Sonipat lies on the Grand Trunk Road and is connected to Delhi by road and rail, making the campus accessible for commuting faculty and visitors.索尼帕特位于大干道沿线，经公路与铁路与德里相连，便于教师通勤与访客往来。

• The university also uses facilities in Delhi and elsewhere for conferences, moot competitions and executive education.该校还使用德里及其他地方的设施举办会议、模拟法庭竞赛与高层管理教育。

• Because the campus is residential and located outside the metropolis, student life is concentrated on site during term time.由于校区为住宿制且位于大都市之外，学期内学生生活集中于校内。

• The law school runs clinics in criminal law, human rights and environmental law, and its students appear before tribunals and commissions under supervision.其法学院开设刑法、人权与环境法诊所，学生在督导下出庭于法庭与委员会。

• Its research centres study constitutional law, international trade, public health and sustainability, often with partners in Indian government, industry and civil society.其研究中心研究宪法、国际贸易、公共卫生与可持续发展，常与印度政府、产业界与公民社会的伙伴合作。

• Students take part in moot courts, mediation competitions and legal aid work, and the university hosts national rounds of international competitions.学生参加模拟法庭、调解竞赛与法律援助工作，学校并承办国际竞赛的全国选拔轮。

• The campus library subscribes to Indian and international legal databases, and its collections support the law, business, journalism and public policy schools.校园图书馆订阅印度与国际法律数据库，其馆藏支撑法学、商科、新闻与公共政策各学院。

• Alumni work in Indian law firms, the judiciary, the civil services and international organisations across Asia, Africa and Europe, and many pursue postgraduate study abroad.其校友供职于印度律所、司法系统、公务员队伍以及亚洲、非洲与欧洲的国际组织，许多人还在海外攻读研究生。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings O.P. Jindal Global University is placed in the 751-760 band, according to the official ranking table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，OP 金达尔全球大学处于 751-760 区间。此排名以官方榜单为准。^[1]

• It stands in the 801-1000 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 801-1000 区间。

• The Jindal Global Law School was ranked India's top law school in the QS World University Rankings by Subject every year from 2020 to 2024.自 2020 至 2024 年，金达尔全球法学院在 QS 世界大学学科排名中连年位居印度法学院第一。

• In 2021 the same table placed the law school 76th in the world, and the university appeared in the QS Top 150 Under 50 list in 2020 and 2021.2021 年，同一榜单将该法学院列为世界第 76 位；该校并于 2020 与 2021 年进入 QS「建校五十年以下」前 150 名。

• In 2020 the Government of India granted it Institute of Eminence status, one of a small number of private universities to hold that designation.2020 年，印度政府授予其「卓越学府」地位，是少数获此认定的私立大学之一。

• In 2024 its law school was ranked India's top private law university under the National Institutional Ranking Framework.2024 年，其法学院在国家院校排名框架下被评为印度最佳私立法学院。

• OpenAlex attributes 7,568 works and 64,393 citations to the university, with output concentrated in law, economics and public policy.OpenAlex 记录该校成果 7,568 项、被引 64,393 次，产出集中于法学、经济学与公共政策。

• Its moot court society won the Oxford Price Media Moot in 2014 and the India rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot in 2015. and its students have gone on to compete in international rounds in Vienna and Hong Kong其模拟法庭社团于 2014 年赢得牛津普莱斯媒体模拟法庭赛，2015 年赢得菲利普·杰瑟普国际模拟法庭赛印度赛区。 其学生此后还参加维也纳与香港的国际轮次比赛

• The society was runner-up at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna in 2017 and reached the world finals in Hong Kong in 2019.该社团在 2017 年维也纳维斯国际商事仲裁模拟法庭赛中获亚军，并于 2019 年进入香港世界总决赛。

• Indian private universities such as JGU have sometimes faced scepticism about academic credibility compared with long-established public institutions.与历史悠久的公立院校相比，JGU 这样的印度私立大学有时会面临学术公信力方面的质疑。

Student life

• The university does not promote a single formal motto, and its public identity rests on legal education and on its multidisciplinary schools.该校不宣扬单一的正式校训，其公共形象依托法学教育与其多学科学院。

• Because the campus is residential, student life is organised on site, with hostels, dining halls, sports fields and common rooms.由于校园为住宿制，学生生活在校内展开，设有宿舍、食堂、运动场与公共活动室。

• The cultural festival Biswamil is held in the autumn semester and the sports festival Magnus in the spring, both organised by students.文化节 Biswamil 于秋季学期举办，体育节 Magnus 于春季举办，两者均由学生组织。

• Student societies include the moot court society, the legal aid clinic, a Rotaract club and cultural, debating and performing-arts groups.学生社团包括模拟法庭社团、法律援助诊所、扶轮青年团以及文化、辩论与表演艺术团体。

• The moot court society competes in national and international competitions and has hosted the India rounds of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court.其模拟法庭社团参加国内与国际竞赛，并曾承办斯泰森国际环境模拟法庭赛印度赛区。

• Students take part in internships with law firms, courts, government departments and non-governmental organisations in Delhi and elsewhere.学生在德里的律所、法院、政府部门与非政府组织以及别处参加实习。

• Sports facilities and inter-school competitions support basketball, football, cricket and athletics, and the annual Magnus festival draws teams from across the schools.体育设施与院际竞赛支持篮球、足球、板球与田径，一年一度的 Magnus 体育节吸引各学院组队参加。

• The university is located about an hour from central Delhi, and students travel to the city for internships, cultural events and court appearances.该校距德里市中心约一小时车程，学生前往市区参加实习、文化活动与出庭。

• Its alumni network is concentrated in Indian law, business and public policy, and the university maintains an active graduate association.其校友网络集中于印度的法律、商界与公共政策领域，学校并设有活跃的毕业生协会。

Notable people

• Naveen Jindal, the industrialist and member of parliament who founded the university in 2009, serves as its founding president.于 2009 年创办该校的实业家兼国会议员纳文·金达尔，担任学校的创校校长。

• Om Prakash Jindal, the industrialist after whom the university is named, was the founder of the Jindal Group of industries.该校所纪念的实业家奥姆·普拉卡什·金达尔，是金达尔工业集团的创办人。

• C. Raj Kumar, the university's founding vice-chancellor, has led its academic development from the law school's establishment in 2009.该校创校副校长拉杰·库马尔自 2009 年法学院设立以来，一直主持其学术发展。

• Asha Jadeja Motwani, the philanthropist who endowed the Motwani Jadeja Institute for American Studies in 2025, supports academic exchange between India and the United States.于 2025 年捐资设立莫特瓦尼·贾德贾美国研究所的慈善家阿莎·贾德贾·莫特瓦尼，支持印美之间的学术交流。

• Rajeev Motwani, the computer scientist after whom that institute is named, was a professor at Stanford University and a mentor to technology entrepreneurs.该研究所所纪念的计算机科学家拉吉夫·莫特瓦尼，曾任斯坦福大学教授，并是众多科技创业者的导师。

• Shivkrit Rai and Nipun Arora, students of the university, worked on the legal aid investigation into admissions irregularities at the National School of Drama in 2017.该校学生希夫克里特·拉伊与尼蓬·阿罗拉参与了 2017 年对国家戏剧学院招生违规问题的法律援助调查。

• The university's faculty includes practising advocates and former officials who teach in its law, business and public policy schools.其教师队伍包括执业律师与前政府官员，在金达尔全球大学的法学、商科与公共政策各学院授课。

• Graduates of the law school have joined law firms, the Indian judiciary, civil services and international organisations.其法学院毕业生进入律所、印度司法系统、公务员队伍与国际组织。

• Alumni of the business and public policy schools work in Indian industry, consulting and government departments in Delhi and the states.商科与公共政策学院的校友供职于印度产业界、咨询机构以及德里与各邦的政府部门。

• Several graduates have taken postgraduate degrees at Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, Oxford University and Cambridge University.多位毕业生赴哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、哥伦比亚大学、牛津大学与剑桥大学攻读研究生学位。

• Students from the university have represented India in international moot competitions and have interned with international courts and tribunals.该校学生曾代表印度参加国际模拟法庭竞赛，并在国际法院与仲裁机构实习。